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Box & Colerne: your area

Box & Colerne ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.9% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (12.8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (7.8 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 8.9% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (4.7 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

23%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,254 out of 5,443.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

194 out of 5,446.

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People counted in the census

5,444

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,444 out of 5,444.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.9%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,061 out of 4,392.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

865 out of 2,160.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.9%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

193 out of 2,160.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

469 out of 4,392.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

386 out of 2,159.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Box & Colerne ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

146 out of 2,159.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Box & Colerne ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

131 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 133 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Box & Colerne ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Box & Colerne
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202460
October 2024170
November 2024103
December 2024130
January 202593
February 202552
March 202573
April 2025100
May 2025131
June 2025136
July 2025132
August 2025175
September 202593
October 202563
November 202572
December 202593
January 2026113
February 2026197
March 2026213
April 2026121
May 2026103
June 202650
July 2026114
August 2026111
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Box & Colerne
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime57
public order17
criminal damage arson15
burglary14
other theft10
vehicle crime8
other crime5
shoplifting3
possession of weapons1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →